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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1923
Page
6
Jack Hartley returns to town to a cold home and a wary Mrs Phillips. He meets Jeanie Page at the Pages and, drawn by her warmth, impulsively asks to write to her. Jeanie agrees, offering a genuine connection unlike his flirty town reputation.
Outside the halls, Harry waited for enlightenment. Jack speaks of a real girl who will write to him. Harry's smile grows as he envisions his lonely little cousin Jeanie and his dear friend Jack finding joy and comfort in true friendship.
In the Kansas City Star tale two former students meet by chance in a union station waiting room. Coffey recalls lending Fruth fifty dollars after a college game leaving Fruth surprised but grateful as they discuss hard times and the pull of dollars in the world.
The first known monocle helmet with integrated spectacles was presented to Henry VII in 1585. Lenses were riveted to a broad headband after removing the hat to meet court etiquette. Nobility often decorated the band, and spectacles remained costly, costing several hundred dollars, beyond common reach.
A husband checks the room for any intruder then confirms only the four of them are present. They fear outsiders cannot enter and decide to start a game of bridge for one. The wife reassures and dismisses neighbors as unlikely on a bad night.
John Eglinton argues in The Dial that Irish poetry differs from that of other nations. Irish poets are clever and versatile, not open about emotion like Keats or Shelley. They write in a symbolic world, where themes of love, war, doubt, faith, beauty, and heroism persist, yet feel static and distant.
The oldest coal mines in America lie in the bituminous fields near Richmond Virginia. In 1760 anthracite coal was found in Rhode Island and two years later CT settlers found anthracite in the Wyoming valley of Pennsylvania. The Schuylkill beds were discovered in 1770. By 1775 Pennsylvania government shipped coal down the Susquehanna to Harrisburg then Harris Ferry and hauled it by wagon to Carlisle for ammunition manufacture.
The text explains that dry air is slightly lighter than humid air and that adding water vapor displaces air molecules. It notes nitrogen’s heavier atomic weight compared to water vapor, so foggy air tends to be heavier than dry air.
A Boston Evening Transcript note recalls a dramatic line about a new wife fleeing after only a day. The speaker jokes that she was the thirteenth wife this year and left to “get it over with.”
Dialog hints at romantic interest as Miss Wise asks if he loves her and Miss Guy responds that the signs are visible even in darkness, suggesting a developing affection. The exchange frames a subtle, intimate moment between two named individuals.
In 1923 Ida Goodwin attracts Henry Dalton and Charles Parrington, two close friends who feud over her. Ida sets a sequence of outings with Miss Brooks, keeping neutrality. Henry chooses to quit their romance and move to Midvale Ohio, leading to Henry marrying Alice, while Charles weds Ida. Years later Henry praises Ida as the most wonderful wife.
Trustee to sell by public auction in Denton Maryland on June 5 1928 two parcels from the Cabin Ridge estate and a larger parcel called Wadle's Venture along Harmony road with detailed metes and bounds. Parcel 1 includes a two story nine room dwelling and a large barn on 75 acres. Parcel 2 is a timbered lot of Lloyd's Kindness with no improvements. Parcel 3 covers 100 acres with a two story dwelling and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash one third in six months and one third in twelve months or all cash. credit bears interest. Auctioneers: L F. Covey and Charles B. Harrison.
A box six feet deep filled with sea water would leave two inches of salt at the bottom after evaporation. If the oceans average three tiles in depth, no salt layer would cover the entire bed at 230 feet thick when the water evaporates.
Trustees will publicly sell two farms in the Third Election District Caroline county at the Denton courthouse door between 2 and 4 pm. The deeds date August 19 1922 and include improvements such as a room dwelling a barn and outbuildings. Payment terms offer one third cash day of sale or all cash with title papers at purchaser expense.
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